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Haryana Man, Parents Charged For Harassing Woman Over Dowry
Police in Navi Mumbai have registered a case against a man and his elderly parents based in Haryana for allegedly physically and mentally torturing his wife for dowry, an official said.
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Kerala Woman Died By Suicide In UAE, Husband, In-Laws Booked In Dowry Case
The husband and the in-laws of the 32-year-old Kerala woman, who was found dead with her toddler in the United Arab Emirates's Sharjah, have been booked for a dowry harassment case.
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Mayawati's Niece Alleges Dowry Harassment, Husband Among 7 Charged: Cops
In a case filed by BSP chief Mayawati's niece, an FIR was registered against Hapur Municipal Council Chairperson and six of her family members on charges of domestic violence, dowry harassment and sexual harassment on Thursday.
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"Dowry Demand Not Needed To Invoke Cruelty Charge Against Husband": Top Court
The Supreme Court has said dowry demand was not a prerequisite to constitute the offence of cruelty under section 498A of the IPC introduced in 1983 to protect married women from the husband and in-laws.
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"Women Misusing Dowry Law": Man Dies By Suicide, Leaves Note, Wife Charged
The wife of a photographer who committed suicide and three of her kin were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged abetment of the act, a police official said on Thursday.
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Delhi Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws in Dowry Case After Victim Fails to Testify
A court here has acquitted the husband and three in-laws of a woman of the charge of subjecting her to cruelty for dowry, as she did not depose before it despite having been granted several opportunities.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man Of Dowry Death Citing Insufficient Evidence
Delhi's Dwarka Court recently acquitted a man of charges related to dowry death, citing benefits of the doubt. There is a long distance between "may be true" and "must be true", the court said in the judgement.
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Rajasthan Man Accused Of Dowry Murder By Wife's Family Dies By Suicide: Cops
A man killed himself on Monday after his in-laws lodged a dowry death case against him after his wife committed suicide in Bikaner district, police said on Monday.
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"Don't Hurt My Daughter" Scribbled On Dead Woman's Hand, Husband Charged
A 37-year-old woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house in south Delhi's Tigri area on Monday, police said. The victim has been identified as Laxmi Gupta, they said.
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Man, Family Charged For Torturing Woman Over 'Girl Child, Dark-Skinned'
A man and seven members of his family have been charged for allegedly torturing his wife after she gave birth to a baby girl, the police in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai said today.
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Court Acquits Husband, Mother-In-Law Of Cruelty Charge In Dowry Death Case
A court in New Delhi on Friday acquitted the husband and mother-in-law of a woman, who died by suicide, holding there was not enough evidence to prove the dead was subjected to cruelty for dowry that drove her to take the extreme step.
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Matrimonial Cases Being Exaggerated Manifold With Pungent Charges: Court
The Allahabad High Court has said matrimonial disputes are often being "exaggerated manifold" with allegations of dowry-related atrocities.
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Pregnant Woman Beaten To Death Over Dowry In UP, Case Filed: Police
Six people were charged after a pregnant woman, who was allegedly beaten for dowry by her in-laws, died at a hospital, police said on Monday.
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J&K Cop In CBI Custody Over Wife's Dowry Death Case
The CBI today took into custody a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer after filing a charge sheet against him in a Jammu court for the alleged murder of his wife over an unfulfilled dowry demand, officials said.
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Telangana Man Charged For Giving Triple Talaq Over Dowry, Girl Child
A case has been registered against a man in Hyderabad for allegedly harassing his wife over the birth to a girl child and pronouncing talaq thrice to her, police said on Tuesday.
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Haryana Man, Parents Charged For Harassing Woman Over Dowry
Police in Navi Mumbai have registered a case against a man and his elderly parents based in Haryana for allegedly physically and mentally torturing his wife for dowry, an official said.
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Kerala Woman Died By Suicide In UAE, Husband, In-Laws Booked In Dowry Case
The husband and the in-laws of the 32-year-old Kerala woman, who was found dead with her toddler in the United Arab Emirates's Sharjah, have been booked for a dowry harassment case.
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Mayawati's Niece Alleges Dowry Harassment, Husband Among 7 Charged: Cops
In a case filed by BSP chief Mayawati's niece, an FIR was registered against Hapur Municipal Council Chairperson and six of her family members on charges of domestic violence, dowry harassment and sexual harassment on Thursday.
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"Dowry Demand Not Needed To Invoke Cruelty Charge Against Husband": Top Court
The Supreme Court has said dowry demand was not a prerequisite to constitute the offence of cruelty under section 498A of the IPC introduced in 1983 to protect married women from the husband and in-laws.
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"Women Misusing Dowry Law": Man Dies By Suicide, Leaves Note, Wife Charged
The wife of a photographer who committed suicide and three of her kin were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged abetment of the act, a police official said on Thursday.
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Delhi Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws in Dowry Case After Victim Fails to Testify
A court here has acquitted the husband and three in-laws of a woman of the charge of subjecting her to cruelty for dowry, as she did not depose before it despite having been granted several opportunities.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man Of Dowry Death Citing Insufficient Evidence
Delhi's Dwarka Court recently acquitted a man of charges related to dowry death, citing benefits of the doubt. There is a long distance between "may be true" and "must be true", the court said in the judgement.
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Rajasthan Man Accused Of Dowry Murder By Wife's Family Dies By Suicide: Cops
A man killed himself on Monday after his in-laws lodged a dowry death case against him after his wife committed suicide in Bikaner district, police said on Monday.
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"Don't Hurt My Daughter" Scribbled On Dead Woman's Hand, Husband Charged
A 37-year-old woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house in south Delhi's Tigri area on Monday, police said. The victim has been identified as Laxmi Gupta, they said.
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Man, Family Charged For Torturing Woman Over 'Girl Child, Dark-Skinned'
A man and seven members of his family have been charged for allegedly torturing his wife after she gave birth to a baby girl, the police in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai said today.
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Court Acquits Husband, Mother-In-Law Of Cruelty Charge In Dowry Death Case
A court in New Delhi on Friday acquitted the husband and mother-in-law of a woman, who died by suicide, holding there was not enough evidence to prove the dead was subjected to cruelty for dowry that drove her to take the extreme step.
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Matrimonial Cases Being Exaggerated Manifold With Pungent Charges: Court
The Allahabad High Court has said matrimonial disputes are often being "exaggerated manifold" with allegations of dowry-related atrocities.
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Pregnant Woman Beaten To Death Over Dowry In UP, Case Filed: Police
Six people were charged after a pregnant woman, who was allegedly beaten for dowry by her in-laws, died at a hospital, police said on Monday.
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J&K Cop In CBI Custody Over Wife's Dowry Death Case
The CBI today took into custody a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer after filing a charge sheet against him in a Jammu court for the alleged murder of his wife over an unfulfilled dowry demand, officials said.
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Telangana Man Charged For Giving Triple Talaq Over Dowry, Girl Child
A case has been registered against a man in Hyderabad for allegedly harassing his wife over the birth to a girl child and pronouncing talaq thrice to her, police said on Tuesday.
